Public Invited to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day by Donating to Great Grant Exchange at U.S. Grant School

Donations of food, clothing, household items will be accepted Monday, Jan. 18

BROOKFIELD, Wis. – North Shore Bank, which runs an in-school branch at U.S. Grant School on Milwaukee’s south side, today announced its Jackson Park branch will be a donation site for the Great Grant Exchange, a collection of food, clothing and other gently used household items to help neighborhood families in need. Items will be accepted from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 – the Dr. Martin Luther King Day holiday – at the branch, 4230 W. Oklahoma Ave.

Collected items will be delivered to Grant School for the Exchange, where families can also donate items or select things they need. The school is at 2920 W. Grant St.

"The idea behind the Great Grant Exchange is for neighbors to help neighbors during these difficult economic times, and North Shore Bank is honored to be part of this important and inspiring effort," said Cennita Jordon, manager of the bank’s Jackson Park branch. "We encourage everyone to stop by and donate something they think another family could use. It’s a great way to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy and to strengthen our community."

The Jackson Park branch is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

North Shore Bank, headquartered in Brookfield, is one of the strongest banks in the country. It has assets of nearly $1.9 billion and 44 offices throughout eastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois. Current Wisconsin branch locations are in metro Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Appleton, Menasha, the Green Bay area, Burlington, Union Grove and Door County. North Shore Bank also has two Illinois State Bank offices in McHenry County, Ill. The bank opened its 44th office in Mequon, Wis., in September. Locations and ATM's.

Posted 1/13/2010